, 1887-12-22
CONGRESSIONAL.
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! m. MEXICAN government since January l.
1856 respecting the Wen and La Abra
clains, also to state what al"onht has been
paid by Mexico under convention tor adj
iu>tntnt ut the claims, the amount dis
iribuied, amount undisiributrd and reasons
for withholding the same. Adopted.
The resolution offered yesterday by Butler
for the appointment uf select coihiuittre
OF five to investigate the CONDITION ot hve
| civilized tribes at ln,liHns., was adopted.
! Anisun called ny the holiday recess reso.
! lution and moved its adoption.
| Plumb Thought there was ~ rerson why
congress should adjourn lor the holidays
| He referred to liuplIes' resoliiIiun, that
congress should not al juurn until some dis
| losition ui thetreasury surplus was made
| aud said he did not agree with the prtsi-
| dents statement that the responsibility. of
| non action IN the mattrr of surplus would
rest with congress. The primary respon-
| sjhility for the condition of the treasury
rests with the president who totally disre.
| gar,led the law which required him to
| sprnd the surplus in the purchase uf the
national debt. The president In his mes
| sage omitted IT, state that the last congress-
passed II law requiring bin to pay $4,000
| 600 per month III the discharge ut the puh-
lie debt and that the president had put nat
bill in his pocket, thus preventing
its becoming law. The secretary
OF the treasury was +" day dppositng the
SAC, 900. 900 alleged surplus with national
raivs as their necessity might compel them
! To pay. Bonds ui the United States Gould
be purchased ut rate which would yield
| - per cent. and yet instead oi usinga part
oi the surplus Tor that purpose 1t was given
| To national banks for their profit. The
president had forgotten that the river aud
harbor bill, which appropriated Sl4 600 900.
| had failed, not becau>e OF any lack 80
action by congress. The deficiency till,
| covering over $500 900, had also failed last
l = - fI...h h.sIIt
cratic majority in the house of representa-
| tives, and these two sums would have
| made IA very comfortable accession tn the
current funds nf the people at this
junciure. He plumh) never did agree
| with the republican policy of the treasury
department, but that policy was not under
| suspicion Of being unduly influenced 10y
| New York bans. Just as fast rs there was
| $40 0U0 900 In the treasury under rcpubli-
| can administration, 1t had been put ont III
discharge OF the obligations " the United
| States. 1t never had been paid out after
| consultation with officers of the New York
banks. The trouble with the present adj
! ninistration WAS IL had no eye 10 anything
except what related tn the banking interest
| OF New York. He presumed the adjourn
ment resolution would PASS, but believed IL
would not be with iair regard to public
| interests.
| Beck said such recess was usual and he
| didn't see why the senate should go in.o IL
| discussion of the presidents policy when
| they had all next year before them, but
there were some things which had been
| overlooked by the senator from Kansas.
| He had not told the country that the pol
| icy of the republican party 10y tmppsing
and maintaining all unreasunably high taS-
alton had produce u treasury surplus, and
that the salne party was determined to
hold it there, and To waste IL on such
schemes us the Republcax party might de
sire. Tue senator lad not told the county
that the Republican party had 50 ad,nsted
the debts oi the United States that tuey
could not be paid with nOncy thus brought
by high TAXATION into the treasury unless
such prem unS are paul - bbnl-
holders a. they might demand. The epolicy
of the Republican party has postponed
payment at $3.50 900 600 600 till 1907 The
| president has aId every dollar al the per
cent bonds that were payapi. without pay
| ing the premium which bondhoi'iers
| might see fit to ask. The Democrat IS
party, headed by the president, was en-
deavorng to reduce taxes SO that
so large a surplus should
! not come into the treasury. All that the
| president had said was that it was not
proper thing tor the secretary oi the treas
ury to pay Sl30 or $3.50 Tor every 500 Oi the
| public debt nnd that IL was the duty ofcon-
| gress To reduce taxation of the people to a
point tnat would not be "A surplus.
Dnlph argued that il proper appropria-
| ti"ns were made iur rivers and harburs.
public buildings, coast line Qualifications,
dependent pensioners, encouragement oi
American Commerce and Tor the NiCara-
guam canal, there would be no surplus in
the treasury, and he though. hat such a
policy Was to be preferred to a reduction of
the tariff.
Vest said in reference to what he called
Dolph's soicitude for building up an Amer
lean inarine, that there was II bill pending
in behalf Ol the Red Star line of steam
ships from Philadelphia. u line owned by
American citizens, giving the privilege of
sailing sixteen steamships under the Amer
icaE flag, in order 10 carry II to foreign
ports, and that not one republican senator
would record his vote in favor ut that bill.
The senator from Oregon, with all his solic
itude Tor American merchant marine.
would not vote for it, and why? Because
republican senators did not propose to
make IL break IN the solid compact which
they had made with protected industries al
the country by tariff legislation. They
feared lest a crevasse might be created i'll
the long line of Protected Industries
which might result in deluge. In Ic-
pOiise to Piunb's criticism OF the presl-
dent tor v-tuing the river ana lafbur bill,
lie reminded the senator that tse most
viruent attacks OH the bill Lad come from
hiiLseif (Pluuih). He had fuuL ht the till
by 3, ctiuns aud III the aggregate, had ridi-
culed, denounced and voted against it.
The president had in his inessage sharply
defined Ihe Issues between the two parties
and he (Vest) endorsed that message from
beginning to end. He WAS prepared u go
into tue canvass upon il, and whatever the
result might be, lie declared now that IL
the president has done nothing less than
write that iuessage lie had proved himself
to he un honest, brave, patriotic man, and
worthy OF the leadership Of any party that
ever existed in the history Of this country.
Teller criticized the president tor endeav-
oring to create public alarm In order to
carry out his pet scheme for reducing the
tarih. lie argued there WAS nutsO much of
u surplus in the treasury as should necessi-
tate Laste Ur cause alarm.
Stewart WAS satisfied from the discussion
to-day that congress ought not to adjourn
Tor tile holidays. As to the surplus. he was
sure 1t would continue to be locked up, II
the only remedy WAS that suggested by the